Happy New Year’s Eve!
I’d like to share some comprehensive reflections on 2009, but that would take brain power, and I don’t feel like it. I’m on vacation after all! I feel slothful. Just like my friend sloth from the Dallas Aquarium.
So instead of looking back at 2009, let’s just look back at some pictures from earlier this week, shall we. And since I’m feeling slothful, let’s start with my friend the sloth.
I loved this sloth. He/she/it looked into my eyes, and I think it did a brain scan on me.
Oh, my was it an amazing creature. It wasn’t in a cage…just in a tree that you could walk around and under. The only thing that kept you from touching the sloth was your good manners. What an experience!
I loved this three-toed sloth, and I’d like to have more sloths like it in my life. What do you think about trying to position my photography business to give me a regular sloth-fix. I could bill myself as, “Althea Dotzour Photography – natural light lifestyle portraits – babies, children, families, sloths.”
The aquarium was chocker-block full of stunning birds. Made me feel like pulling out my binos and doing some bird watching again this spring!
Below, you’ll find a lizard. He’s in sharp focus because he sat veerrry still. Thank you for posing, Mr. Lizard.
I’d never seen a manatee before. It made my breath catch in my throat. All those years when I was a kid and wanting to “save the manatees!”, and here we’re standing right in front of them.
This aquarium had it all! There was also a huge shark tank complete with underwater tunnel (not shown).
These anemones now make me think of the movie Avatar. Wow. Was that a beautiful movie.
This orange fishy was sitting on the floor of his tank, making it easy to photograph him. Thanks, bud! These sea horses blew my mind.
Next, please enjoys some assorted fishies.
And finally, a farewell with a flock of flamingos.
Happy end-of-2009 to you! I hope your 2010 is a joyful one!
You guys all make me laugh. And then smile. And then sink further into my chair from which I'm not moving because I'm feeling slothful again. Karen, I think sloths would need a specially designed camera. The plus side is that I'd imagine that their hands would be verrrry steady.
althea, even when you're sloth-like, you still amazingly accomplish a lot!
Sloth-like? You? Hahahaha. Enjoy the rest of your relaxing vacation.
given peoples comments you must hide your sloth-tendencies well
if you're a sloth, then I must be dead.
A sloth could not take such beautiful pictures (the long nails would certainly get in the way).
You guys all make me laugh. And then smile. And then sink further into my chair from which I'm not moving because I'm feeling slothful again. Karen, I think sloths would need a specially designed camera. The plus side is that I'd imagine that their hands would be verrrry steady.
I just read some interesting facts about sloths:
1) they have little or no reaction to stimuli – they won’t blink or flinch at loud noises or sudden movements; when they fall out of a tree, they land exactly as they fell – no attempts to land on their feet, and they just slump down to the ground once they hit it
2) only pregnant females manage to maintain a constant body temperature
3) they can slow or stop their breathing for minutes at a time without ill effects
Thanks for the fascinating sloth-bits, Karen!